About Joshua Kimmich (German Football Player)
Joshua Walter Kimmich is a German professional football player. He currently plays for Bundesliga club Bayern Munich and the Germany national team. His playing position is a defensive midfielder or right-back. He is known for his complete playstyle, versatility, aggression, and playmaking ability.
Joshua Kimmich started playing football for the youth team of VfB Bosingen in 2006. In 2007, he joined the youth team of VfB Stuttgart and played until 2013. He then went to join RB Leipzig on 5 July 2013. He made his 3. Liga debut for the club on 28 September 2013. He left the club with a tally of 3 goals in 53 league appearances for the club. On 2 January 2015, he agreed to join Bayern Munich on a five-year contract lasting until 30 June 2020, for a reported fee of €7 million, most of which went to VfB Stuttgart. He made his debut for the club on 9 August 2015 in the first round of the DFB-Pokal. In the 2019-20 season, after winning the continental treble with Bayern Munich, he was included in the UEFA Team of the Year, the FIFA FIFPro Men’s World11, and was recognized as the UEFA Champions League Defender of the Season. With Bayern Munich, he went on to win several trophies including seven league titles, five DFL-Supercup, three DFB-Pokal, one UEFA Champions League, UEFA Super Cup, and FIFA Club World Cup.
On the international level, Joshua Kimmich has represented Germany at various age levels. He has represented Germany at U17, U18, U19, U21, and the senior level. He was part of the Germany U19 squad that won the 2014 UEFA European U19 Championship in Hungary. He made his international team debut for Germany on 29 May 2016. He was part of their squad for the 2017 FIFA Confederations, 2018 FIFA World Cup, as well as UEFA Euro 2016, and 2020. He was part of Germany’s squad that won the 2017 FIFA Confederations in Russia.
Early Life and Family
Joshua Kimmich was born on 8 February 1995. His birthplace is Rottweil, Germany. His birth name is Joshua Walter Kimmich. He was born to his father, Berthold Kimmich, and his mother, Anja Kimmich where he grew up alongside his sister, Deborah Kimmich. He holds German nationality and he belongs to the white ethnicity. Likewise, his religion is Christianity and as per his birth date, his zodiac sign is Aquarius. About his education, it will be updated soon.
Joshua Kimmich’s Personal Life
Looking at his personal life, Joshua Kimmich is a married guy. He got married to his beautiful girlfriend, Lina Meyer who have been together for a long time. The couple is blessed with two children, a son, born in 2019, and a daughter, born in October 2020. He has an intimate relationship with his wife and children where they are living their life happily together.
Joshua Kimmich’s Net Worth
Joshua Kimmich is a German professional football player who currently plays for Bundesliga club Bayern Munich. He earns from his professional career as a football player. With his football career, he has accumulated a huge amount of money until now. In January 2015, he agreed to join Bayern Munich on a five-year contract lasting until 30 June 2020, for a reported fee of €7 million, most of which went to VfB Stuttgart. As of 2022, his estimated net worth is believed to be €42 million where he received £15.3 million as a yearly salary from his current club. Besides this, he also earns a decent amount of money from sponsorship, salary from the national team, endorsement deals with various brands including Nike, and more. Details about his cars and houses are unknown at present. As of now, he is satisfied with his earnings. In addition, his market value is around €80 million.
Joshua Kimmich’s Height
Joshua Kimmich stands at a height of 1.77m i.e. 5 feet and 10 inches tall. He has a bodyweight of 75kg. He has an athletic body build. His eye color is blue and his hair color is blonde. His sexual orientation is straight. His other body measurement such as chest size, biceps size, and waist size is still got to get revealed yet. Overall, he has got a healthy body.
Joshua Kimmich Transfer History
- He started playing football for the youth team of VfB Bosingen in 2006.
- In 2007, he joined the youth team of VfB Stuttgart.
- In July 2013, he went to join RB Leipzig and began his career with the club.
- In January 2015, he agreed to join Bayern Munich on a five-year contract lasting until 30 June 2020, for a reported fee of €7 million, most of which went to VfB Stuttgart.
Awards and Achievements
Honors
- Won the 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22 Bundesliga with Bayern Munich.
- Won the 2015-16, 2018-19, 2019-20 DFB-Pokal with Bayern Munich.
- Won the 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2021 DFL-Supercup with Bayern Munich.
- Won the 2019-20 UEFA Champions League with Bayern Munich.
- Won the 2020 UEFA Super Cup with Bayern Munich.
- Won the 2020 FIFA Club World Cup with Bayern Munich.
- Won the 2014 UEFA European U19 Championship with Germany U19.
- Won the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup with Germany.
Awards
- Won the 2017, 2021 German national Player of the Year.
- Won the 2019-20 UEFA Champions League Defender of the Season.
- Won the 2020 FIFA Club World Cup Bronze Ball.
- Won the May 2020, September 2020 Bundesliga Goal of the Month.
